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Sen. John Fetterman bashes US media, says press is helping Iran with ‘selective coverage’ of Operation Epic Fury
New York Post ^ | March 31, 2026 | Josh Christenson

Posted on 03/31/2026 4:40:01 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) accused US media of engaging in “selective coverage” that has downplayed the successes of Operation Epic Fury — and instead benefited Iran during the first 30 days of the war.

“I read the entire political spectrum on Epic Fury. Iran now loves and learns from the media,” Fetterman told The Post Tuesday.

“The media’s selective coverage rewards and reinforces Iran’s strategy,” he said. “Media amplifies the 1% chaos Iran creates, while ignoring the 99% of Iran’s beatdown.”

Much of that coverage has been focused on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint through which around one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil passes — and which Tehran closed down after the US and Israel started military strikes against the regime on Feb. 28.

That’s caused global energy prices to surge, with oil increasing to $100 per barrel by mid-March.

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1 posted on 03/31/2026 4:40:01 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yeah, the Fake News Media does have some ‘splainin’ to do. Is Trump a King or is he a puppet? Trump is Hitler so why is Hitler linking arms with Jews? Or as Hillary Gollum Clinton calls them, those effing Jews. If Trump is colluding with Russia, why isn’t Russia helping Trump with Operation Epic Fury? Among other things.


2 posted on 03/31/2026 4:45:16 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

The media is part of Iran’s war strategy. 5th column. Just like they were before Pearl Harbor.


3 posted on 03/31/2026 4:46:17 PM PDT by Eli Kopter (ED)
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To: MinorityRepublican

What else would we expect from our trad-media? They hate Trump so much that they can’t possibly try to be unbiased. If that means the USA goes down in flames, all the better, to them.


4 posted on 03/31/2026 4:52:03 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: MinorityRepublican

FETTERMAN IS SPOT ON, IMO


5 posted on 03/31/2026 5:21:32 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: FamiliarFace
They hate Trump so much that they can’t possibly try to be unbiased.

It seems past time to understand and focus on the fact that the MSM, owned by the Left which also now owns the Dem party, doesn't just merely hate Trump, it hates America.

As Eli Copter states above: "The media is part of Iran’s war strategy" - just as it was significantly a sizeable part of the West's war in Viet Nam.

The hatred goes way beyond Trump and will play a major role in the future of our nation - it will require courageous Americans to determine how the price of a free press is be paid.

6 posted on 03/31/2026 5:31:14 PM PDT by frog in a pot (Are they already inside the wire? See open borders and not paying TSA payroll during war.)
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To: frog in a pot

Exactly right, and why we consumers of news need to use alternate sources. Trad-media just doesn’t cut it. They hate America, and everything she stands for. We shouldn’t enrich them with our eyeballs.


7 posted on 03/31/2026 5:41:50 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: MinorityRepublican

He has a firm grasp of the obvious.
I hope people are listening.


8 posted on 03/31/2026 7:59:42 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) accused US media of engaging in “selective coverage” that has downplayed the successes of Operation Epic Fury — and instead benefited Iran

Yes, John, they would rather see Iran with nuclear weapons than have a success for Trump.

9 posted on 03/31/2026 9:52:16 PM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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